Gems and ruby trade in Ratnapura gem pits
In Ratnapura a gravel belt hosts gem pits where natives work in small groups paying monthly dues. They mark off ten foot squares, sound with a rod, excavate to four feet, wash gravel to reveal gems, and often ship valuable stones to Colombo and London while concealing finds from the public amid superstition and secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratnapura
Columbo
Italutara
London
Ceylon
Bond Street
The American Woman And A Drunken London Lament
An essay extols the American woman as independent, loyal, and resilient, praising her courage and wit while noting her global appeal. A London court case humorously debates what counts as drunkenness under the licensing act, referencing tests and word challenges as the law stands.
Boots of Human Skin From 1876 Smithsonian Request
In 1876 Hahrenholtz Brothers of New York made boots from human skin and sent them to Philadelphia’s Centennial Exhibition. They were not exhibited and later discarded by Prof. Baird at the Smithsonian. The skin came from a man who died suddenly and was taken to a medical college. The boots resembled light brown calf skin but were heavier and more porous due to tanning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hahrenholtz Brothers, Boot and Shoemakers
New York City
Philadelphia
8. V. Baird
Smithsonian Institution
Preserving Footpaths Faces Funding Gaps
The English Society for the Preservation of Footpaths fought ninety eight cases last year. Members include the Duke of Westminster, the Marquis of Hartington, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Lord Tennyson. The annual income of its members reaches millions, yet the society needs funds. Its main foes are those who plough up footpaths or block them with hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Society For the Preservation of
Duke of Westminster
Marquis of Hartington
Archbishop of Canterbury
Lord Tennyson
Dancing teacher at 83 teaches for fifty four years
Profile of Professor Frank Stouch a Berks County Pa dancing master aged 83 who still runs seven Reading and Lebanon classes with 150 pupils after teaching over 24 000 youngsters in a long career. Also mentions fashion notes and a health testimonial for Hostetter s Stomach Bitters claiming relief for nervous issues insomnia digestion and multiple ailments including malaria rheumatism constipation and kidney bladder torpidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stouch
Berks Co
Reading
Lebanon
Three Men Draw $15 000 Each in Louisiana Lottery Prize
Philadelphia residents W Cowdingley J S Aman and Joseph Goodman won one twentieth tickets each drawing the $200000 capital prize. They spoke with an Item reporter about their fortunes amid a string of local notices and advertisements from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
W. Cowdingly
Fairhill Street
J. S. Aman
Touts Street
Joseph Goodman
N. Snellenberg & Co
Pifth
South Streets
Mr. Cowdingley
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure for Consumption
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption and scrofula. It claims rapid improvement for a weakened woman, credits the remedy with strengthening health, cleansing the liver and blood, and offers a money-back guarantee if no results are seen. The ad asserts unique composition and guarantees from Wor ld's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Golde
Golden Medical Discovery
Worvp
Dispensary Medical Association
Proprietors
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Morse's School Shoes from Omaha Factory Ad
Morse's Shoe Company of Omaha Nebraska promotes wide leather shoes with a fifty dollar reward for any pair not solid leather. They advertise 150 styles for women and children and 150 for men, plus Goodyear rubbers, urging customers to buy their products and ask dealers for them. The item ends with a note about factory workers striking and a foreman’s alleged overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Food for Consumptives and Free Novels Offer
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphates as a nourishing food aiding flesh gain and throat and lung irritation healing. It also promotes Cragin & Co. six novels free with 25 Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers, plus a general soap sale note and an ironic closing proverb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Cragin & Co
Philada
U.S
Canada
Dropsy advert from Dr. H. H. Green & Sons
The notice invites those suffering from dropsy to try the offered treatment. it emphasizes a free trial and promotes Dr. H. H. Green & Sons. The advertisement uses a tripod metaphor to urge unity among readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. H. H. Green & Sons
Castoria nostalgia and Cheyenne capital promise
An old ad style piece blends child medicine nostalgia with Wyoming ambition. It touts Castoria for infants and children and highlights Cheyenne as a wealth hub, praising the city and a land deal offering payment terms via The Interior Land and Immigration Co. in Denver, Colorado. The text also notes a fashionable Easter bonnet image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Union Pacific Railway
Uki
Interior Land and Immigration CO
Department B
Denver
Colorado
Mother’s Friend promises safer labor and life
An advertisable claim extols a product to ease childbirth and reduce danger, urging readers to contact Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta for details. It notes druggists stock and includes a macabre quip about kissing a maiden when she drops her eyes. The page also lists sale items for printing and a cheeky Shakespearean aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
An 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease and cannot be cured by local applications. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as taken internally, targeting blood and mucous surfaces with tonics and purifiers. Endorsed by a physician, it offers testimonials and lists F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pei Ee
Cook Remedy Co
Gamne Nebraska
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Rey Toledo
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Ayer
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
Carters
Carter Medicine CO
New York
Woolson Spice Co
Manf'rs
Kansas City
Levoo
Marceants Weite
Cereminos
T-T
Rcu
Orlowt
Mase Lehman
W. E Povitea
Wasuindom
1. C
Soenson
OO Kay
Chichester
Red Cross
Wmileal Co
Madison
Curtis St
Denvar
Cols
Te Philsde
Peter Ah Foot
City OF
Gems
Czarina
Russia
Ripon
England
Newcastle Chronicle
Atu
Far West
Brown
Lamar
A. D
Cour
Backes
Jas, K- Doughty
W. W. Morse &Co., Shoe Manufacturers
Omaha, Neb
Wales
Goodyear Rubbers
Castoria
Wyoming's
Tansill
Shakspeare
McFetrich
J. S. Temple
Cole
Lawrence
Kansas
George Patterson
St.Jacobs
K. Neumann
Charles A. Vogeler
Iieeean Detective Bureau Co
Zade, Cinsinnist
Jones
Binghamton
N. Ye
Perenspurg
Virginia
Jas. E. Collier
Wixston
N. C
M.S. Hamlin
Jas. H. Higgins
Swift Specific CO
Foxeur
Smith & Wesson
Surra & Wesson
Sprio
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Kiedergarten
Trimeary
Menard
Walker and Jenks
Emerson and Swayne
Roymes
Cunes
Osgood
Boardman
Eimery
Emerson
Lyon & Healy
Chicago
Oliver Ditson Company
Boston
Barta
Ans Chemical Co
Ingraham
M. D
Ampterdam
Nlu
Alanis GR
Ridge
Ebadaceh
DR. Fierce
Siiiss Co Dane
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